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• We’re expecting partly sunny skies today, with a high near 51 and rain likely after 4 p.m. We’re expecting between a quarter and a half inch of rain overnight, with a low around 37. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high near 45, and Friday will be cloudy, with a high near 41 and a 40 percent chance of rain and snow after 1 p.m.
• The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Library is hosting a panel discussion organized by the Peconic Baykeeper and the Peconic Estuary Partnership on the challenges facing the Peconic Bay scallops, with leading scientists who have been working for decades to replenish the scallop population, this evening at 6 p.m. Find Out More.
• Due to a printing error on Southold Town’s 2024-2025 tax bill, there may have been certain information omitted from the address line, the town reports this week. If you have not received your tax bill, or if the owner information is incorrect, bills can be reprinted from the town’s website, or contact the Tax Receiver’s office at 631.765.1803. The town notes that the Tax Levy shown on the bill is correct.
• This Friday, Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m., NASA Solar System Ambassador William Francis Taylor discusses “Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky,” a hybrid lecture on Zoom and in person at the South Fork Natural History Museum, 377 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton, sponsored by The Hamptons Observatory. Register at hamptonsobservatory.org.
• The seasonal tradition “Carols & Cookies” returns to the Jamesport Meeting House on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 4 p.m. The Jamesport Meeting House Chorus, led by Marguerite Volonts with Jeff Wentz on the piano, will perform a seasonal concert and lead attendees in a sing-along of popular carols, followed by cookies and mulled cider in the Lecture Room. Find Out More.
• FoodLab at Stony Brook Southampton is running a Small Scale Farming Training Program on the Southampton campus beginning in January, helping prospective small-scale farmers learn how to farm in a biointensive way that can lead to higher yields while respecting the environment. Find Out More.
The high tides on the East End for the next two days are as follows:
December 18
Plum Gut Harbor: 11:43 a.m.
Montauk Harbor: 10:51 a.m., 11:19 p.m.
Greenport: 12:20 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 12:56 a.m., 1:11 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:15 p.m.
New Suffolk: 1:17 a.m., 1:42 p.m.
South Jamesport: 1:24 a.m., 1:49 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 10:51 a.m., 11:32 p.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 9 a.m., 9:41 p.m.
December 19
Plum Gut Harbor: 12:11 a.m., 12:34 p.m.
Montauk Harbor: 11:42 a.m.
Greenport: 12:48 a.m., 1:11 p.m.
Mattituck Inlet: 1:45 a.m., 2:01 p.m.
Sag Harbor: 12:43 a.m., 1:06 p.m.
New Suffolk: 2:10 a.m., 2:33 p.m.
South Jamesport: 2:17 a.m., 2:40 p.m.
Shinnecock Bay Entrance: 11:42 a.m.
Shinnecock Inlet: 9:51 a.m., 10:34 p.m.
And that’s the way things look at dawn’s light here today.
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